2. ---You didn’t come to the party yesterday?
---_______ ? I’m not a party animal.
| A．How can I have | B．How would I have |
| C．Why should I have | D．Why must I have |
We’d better discuss everything ________ before we work out the plan.
| A．in detail | B．in general |
| C．on purpose | D．on time |
Those overseas students volunteer 10 hours each week in Paris ________ free food and accommodation.
| A．in search of | B．in contact with |
| C．in case of | D．in exchange for |
—When did it begin to snow?
—It started________the night.
| A．during | B．by | C．from | D．at |
Never put the medicine________the reach of your little child in case he takes it by mistake.
| A．beyond | B．within |
| C．across | D．from |
________it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for，though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.
| A．By the way | B．In a way |
| C．In the way | D．In no way |